#554C4D

Closest named color: Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F). oklch(42.6% 0.012 10), rgb(85, 76, 77).

White text reads best on this color (8.30:1).

About this color

#554C4D is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 43%, its chroma 0.012. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), ΔE 0.055 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.30:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (43%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.012)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F)
Black text	2.52:1
White text	8.30:1

Values

HEX	#554C4D
RGB	rgb(85, 76, 77)
HSL	hsl(353, 6%, 32%)
OKLCH	oklch(42.6% 0.012 10)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #554C4D	8.30:1	AAA	Lc -93.3	Preferred for body text
Black text on #554C4D	2.52:1	Fails	Lc 15.3	Dividers and decoration only
#554C4D text on white	8.30:1	AAA	Lc 88.7	Fine for body text
#554C4D text on black	2.52:1	Fails	Lc -13.5	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 800.

Step 50
50

#F6F5F5

oklch(97.1% 0.001 17.2)
Step 100
100

#EBE9E9

oklch(93.6% 0.002 17.2)
Step 200
200

#DCD8D8

oklch(88.5% 0.004 17.2)
Step 300
300

#C5BFBF

oklch(81% 0.007 17.3)
Step 400
400

#A79E9F

oklch(70.7% 0.011 9.6)
Step 500
500

#928687

oklch(63.1% 0.015 11.8)
Step 600
600

#7C7071

oklch(55.7% 0.015 11.8)
Step 700
700

#695D5F

oklch(49% 0.016 6.3)
Step 800
800 (this color)

#554C4D

oklch(42.6% 0.012 10)
Step 900
900

#464040

oklch(37.8% 0.008 17.5)
Step 950
950

#292526

oklch(26.9% 0.006 0.5)

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#554C4D with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#4D4D4D	0.013
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#4F4F4D	0.013
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#574B4C	0.004
Achromatopsia (no color)	#4E4E4E	0.012

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #554C4D, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #554C4D in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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